Jonathan Egstad

Jonathan D. Egstad (born October 21, 1965 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) is an American special effects artist .

Life

Egstad studied at Fitchburg State University . He was involved in numerous Hollywood productions for Digital Domain between 1994 and 2005 , including the two- Oscar- winning drama Apollo 13 and the 11-Oscar-winning drama Titanic . He later worked on two Disney productions , Disney's A Christmas Story and Milo and Mars . In 2002, together with Bill Spitzak , Paul Van Camp and Price Pethel, he was awarded the Oscar for technical merits for pioneering work on the NUKE- 2D compositing software .

In 2018 he was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.

Filmography (selection)

• 1994: True Lies (True Lies)
• 1995: Apollo 13
• 1996: DNA - The island of Dr. Moreau (The Island of Dr. Moreau)
• 1996: T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
• 1997: The fifth element (Le Cinquième Élément)
• 1997: Titanic
• 1998: Beyond the Horizon (What Dreams May Come)
• 2000: Supernova
• 2000: X-Men
• 2002: Star Trek: Nemesis
• 2002: The Time Machine
• 2003: Looney Tunes: Back in Action
• 2004: I, Robot
• 2005: Æon Flux
• 2009: Disney's A Christmas Carol
• 2011: Milo and Mars (Mars needs Moms)

Awards

• 2002: Oscar for technical merit for pioneering the NUKE -2D compositing software

Web links

• Jonathan Egstad in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fitchburg State University (English)
2. ↑ The 74th Scientific & Technical Awards (English)
3. ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).